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allumer

Pronunciation: /a.ly.me/

“allumer” is a French word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to light, to set alight (a candle, a fire, a cigar)
  2. to turn on (the light, a lightbulb, the television, the heating)
  3. to start, to turn on (electronic devices with screens)
  4. to arouse, to turn on
  5. to flare up
  6. to go on
  7. to start up, to begin to operate

In French

  1. Enflammer; mettre le feu à.
  2. Faire de la lumière, à l’aide d’une lampe ou d’un éclairage artificiel.
  3. Mettre en marche un appareil électrique.
  4. Susciter, exciter, éveiller.
  5. Comprendre de façon soudaine.
  6. Séduire, aguicher quelqu’un.
  7. Recadrer très sévèrement quelqu’un.
  8. S’éclairer.
  9. Démarrer, pour une voiture.
  10. Donner du feu à quelqu'un.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French alumer, from Early Medieval Latin allūmināre. Compare Occitan alumar.

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